conjunction
ei
Strong’sG1487
if
stem ei-502 times in the New Testamentin 25 of 27 booksnever changes form
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
εἰ is a conditional particle meaning "if," used to introduce the condition on which a statement, command, or promise depends 1234. It can express a straightforward or general assumption ("if this is so, then..."), a condition treated as certain, or a condition contrary to fact (an unfulfilled condition, "if this had been so, then...") 13. It is also used after verbs of wonder, indignation, or similar feeling, where "if" functions much like "that" in describing the object of the emotion 13.
εἰ is also used as "whether," introducing an indirect question after verbs of asking, knowing, seeing, or saying, and occasionally introducing a direct question as well 13.
The word combines with other particles to form set expressions: εἰ μή means "unless" or "except"; εἰ καί means "even if" or "although"; εἴτε... εἴτε means "whether... or"; and εἴ πως means "if somehow" or "if perhaps" 1. εἰ μήν, used in oaths, means "surely" 1.
εἰ also occurs in oaths and imprecations, where it introduces a statement with the formula of cursing left unspoken, functioning as a strong denial — a usage that follows a Hebrew oath idiom 13.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
εἰ,
conjunctive particle, used in conditions and in indirect questions.G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1487 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidi
if, whether, that, etc.
Froma primary particle of conditionality;
King Jamesforasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Attic dialect-Ionic dialect and Refs 4th c.AD+ ἤ Refs in Epic dialect:— Particle used interjectionally with imperative and to express a wish, but usually either in conditions, if, or in indirect questions, whether. In the former use its regular negative is μ; in the latter, οὐ.
A INTERJECTIONALLY, in Refs 8th c.BC+, come now! with imperative, εἰ δὲ.. ἄκουσον Refs 8th c.BC+
A.2 in wishes, with optative, ἀλλ᾽ εἴ τις.. καλέσειεν Refs; so later, εἴ μοι ξυνείη μοῖρα Refs 8th c.BC+; of unattained wishes, in Refs 8th c.BC+; later with past tenses of indicative, εἰ γάρ μ᾽ ὑπὸ γῆν.. ἧκεν Refs 4th c.BC+; εἰ γὰρ τοσαύτην δύναμιν εἶχον ὥστε.. Refs 8th c.BC+infinitive (compare the use of infinitive in commands), αἰ γὰρ τοῖος ἐὼν.. ἐμὸς γαμβρὸς καλέεσθαι Refs
A.2.b εἴθε, Epic dialect αἴθε, is frequently used in wishes in the above constructions, εἴθε οἱ αὐτῷ Ζεὺς ἀγαθὸν τελέσειεν Refs 8th c.BC+: later with infinitive, γαίης χθαμαλωτέρη εἴθε.. κεῖσθαι Refs 1st c.BC+
A.2.c εἰ γάρ, εἴθε are also used with ὤφελον (Epic dialect ὤφελλον), of past unattained wishes, αἴθ᾽ ὤφελλες στρατοῦ ἄλλου σημαίνειν Refs 8th c.BC+; εἰ γὰρ ὤφελον [κατιδεῖν] Refs 5th c.BC+
A.2.d followed by a clause expressing a consequence of the fulfilment of the wish, αἰ γὰρ τοῦτο.. ἔπος τετελεσμένον εἴη· τῷ κε τάχα γνοίης.. Refs 8th c.BC+; sometimes hard to distinguish from εἰ in conditions (which may be derived from this use), εἴ μοί τι πίθοιο, τό κεν πολὺ κέρδιον εἴη Refs 8th c.BC+
B IN CONDITIONS, if:
B.I with INDIC.,
B.I.1 with all tenses (for future, see below Refsif this is so, it will be.., Refs 8th c.BC+: any form of the Verb may stand in apodosi, εἰ θεοί τι δρῶσιν αἰσχρόν, οὐκ εἰσὶν θεοί Refs 8th c.BC+; εἰ οὗτοι ὀρθῶς ἀπέστησαν, ὑμεῖς ἂν οὐ χρεὼν ἄρχοιτε if these were right in their revolt, (it would follow that) you rule when you have no right, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.I.1.b to express a general condition, if ever, whenever, sometimes with present, εἴ τις δύο ἢ καὶ πλείους τις ἡμέρας λογίζεται, μάταιός ἐστιν Refs 5th c.BC+: with imperfect, εἴ τίς τι ἠρώτα ἀπεκρίνοντο Refs 5th c.BC+: rarely with aorist, Refs 1st c.BC+
B.I.2 with future (much less frequently than ἐάν with subjunctive), either to express a future supposition emphatically, εἰ φθάσομεν τοὺς πολεμίους κατακαίνοντες οὐδεὶς ἡμῶν ἀποθανεῖται Refs 5th c.BC+ in threats or warnings, εἰ μὴ καθέξεις γλῶσσαν ἔσται σοι κακά Refs 5th c.BC+
B.I.2.b to express a present intention or expectation, αἶρε πλῆκτρον εἰ μαχεῖ if you mean to fight, Refs 8th c.BC+
B.I.3 with historical tenses, implying that the condition is or was unfulfilled.
B.I.3.a with imperfect, referring to present time or to continued or repeated action in past time (in Refs 8th c.BC+, if they did not live an abstemious life, Refs 5th c.BC+ would not have been master of islands, if he had not had also some naval force, Refs 7th c.BC+; εἰ ἦσαν ἄνδρες ἀγαθοὶ.. οὐκ ἄν ποτε ταῦτα ἔπασχον if they had been good men, they would never have suffered as they did, Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰ γὰρ ἐγὼ τάδε ᾔδἐ.. οὐκ ἂν ὑπεξέφυγε if I had known this.., Refs 8th c.BC+
B.I.3.b with aorist referring to past time, εἰ μὴ ἔφυσε θεὸς μέλι.. ἔφασκον γλύσσονα σῦκα πέλεσθαι Refs 6th c.BC+; εἰ μὴ ὑμεῖς ἤλθετε, ἐπορευόμεθα ἂν ἐπὶ βασιλέα had you not come, we should be on our way.., Refs 8th c.BC+: with pluperfect in apodosi, εἰ τριάκοντα μόναι μετέπεσον τῶν ψήφων, ἀπεπεφεύγη ἄν Refs 5th c.BC+
B.I.3.c rarely with pluperfect referring to action finished in past or present time, λοιπὸν δ᾽ ἂν ἦν ἡμῖν ἔτι περὶ τῆς πόλεως διαλεχθῆναι, εἰ μὴ προτέρα τῶν ἄλλων τὴν εἰρήνην ἐπεποίητο if she had not (as she has done) made peace before the rest, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II with SUBRefs 1st c.AD+ (Epic dialect κε, κεν), compare ἐάν: Refs 4th c.BC+; but ἄν (κε, κεν) are frequently absent in Refs 8th c.BC+, cf. Foed.Doric dialect cited in Refs 5th c.BC+; occasionally in Trag., Refs 5th c.BC+; very rarely in Attic dialect Prose, εἰ ξυστῶσιν αἱ πόλεις Refs 5th c.BC+: in later Prose, εἴ τις θελήσῃ NT+3rd c.AD+
B.II.1 when the apodosis is future, to express a future condition more distinctly and vividly than εἰ with optative, but less so than εἰ with future indicative (above Refs; εἰ δέ κεν ὣς ἕρξῃς καί τοι πείθωνται Ἀχαιοί, γνώσῃ ἔπειθ᾽.. if thou do thus.., thou shalt know, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἂν μὴ νῦν ἐθέλωμεν ἐκεῖ πολεμεῖν αὐτῷ, ἐνθάδ᾽ ἴσως ἀναγκασθησόμεθα τοῦτο ποιεῖν if we be not now willing, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II.2 when the apodosis is present, denoting customary or repeated action, to express a general condition, if ever, ἤν ποτε δασμὸς ἵκηται, σοὶ τὸ γέρας πολὺ μεῖζον (i.e. ἐστί) whenever a division comes, your prize is (always) greater, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἢν ἐγγὺς ἔλθῃ θάνατος, οὐδεὶς βούλεται θνῄσκειν if death come near, Refs 5th c.BC+; with ἄν omitted, εἴ περ γάρ τε χόλον.. καταπέψῃ ἀλλά.. ἔχει κότον Refs 8th c.BC+
B.II.2.b with Rhet. present in apodosis, ἐὰν μὴ οἱ φιλόσοφοι βασιλεύσωσιν, οὐκ ἔστι κακῶν παῦλα there is (i.e. can be, will be) no rest.., Refs 5th c.BC+
B.III with OPTATIVE (never with ἄν in early Gr., later ἐάν with optative, Refs 5th c.AD+
B.III.1 to express a future condition less definitely than ἐάν with subjunctive, usually with optative with ἄν in apodosis, ἦ κεν γηθήσαι Πρίαμος Πριάμοιό τε παῖδες.. εἰ σφῶιν τάδε πάντα πυθοίατο μαρναμένοιιν surely they would exult, if they should hear.., Refs 8th c.BC+: future optative is falsa lectio in Refs 5th c.BC+: with present indicative in apodosis, Refs 6th c.BC+: with future indicative, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.III.1.b in Hom.sometimes with present optative, to express an unfulfilled present condition, εἰ μὲν νῦν ἐπὶ ἄλλῳ ἀεθλεύοιμεν, ἦ τ᾽ ἂν ἐγὼ τὰ πρῶτα φεροίμην if we were now contending, etc., Refs 8th c.BC+
B.III.2 when the apodosis is past, denoting customary or repeated action, to express a general condition in past time (corresponding to use of subjunctive in present time, above Refs; once in Refs 8th c.BC+; εἰ δέ τινας θορυβουμένους αἴσθοιτο.., κατασβεννύναι τὴν ταραχὴν ἐπειρᾶτο if he should see (whenever he saw) any troops in confusion, he (always) tried, Refs 5th c.BC+; εἴ τις ἀντείποι, εὐθὺς ἐτεθνήκει if any one made objection, he was a dead man at once, Refs 5th c.BC+: indicative and optative are found in same sentence, ἐμίσει, οὐκ εἴ τις κακῶς πάσχων ἠμύνετο, ἀλλ᾽ εἴ τις εὐεργετούμενος ἀχάριστος φαίνοιτο Refs 5th c.BC+
B.III.3 in oratio obliqua after past tenses, representing ἐάν with subjunctive or εἰ with a primary (never an historical) tense of the indicative in oratio recta, ἐλογίζοντο ὡς, εἰ μὴ μάχοιντο, ἀποστήσοιντο αἱ πόλεις (representing ἐὰν μὴ μαχώμεθα, ἀποστήσονται) Refs 5th c.BC+; ἔλεγεν ὅτι, εἰ βλαβερὰ πεπραχὼς εἴη, δίκαιος εἴη ζημιοῦσθαι (representing εἰ βλαβερὰ πέπραχε, δίκαιός ἐστι)Refs; εἰ δέ τινα φεύγοντα λήψοιτο, προηγόρευεν ὅτι ὡς πολεμίῳ χρήσοιτο (representing εἴ τινα λήψομαι, χρήσομαι) Refs; also, where oratio obliqua is implied in the leading clause, οὐκ ἦν τοῦ πολέμου πέρας Φιλίππῳ, εἰ μὴ Θηβαίους.. ἐχθροὺς ποιήσειε τῇ πόλει, i.e. Philip thought there would be no end to the war, unless he should make.. (his thought having been ἐὰν μὴ ποιήσω), Refs 5th c.BC+
B.III.4 with optative with ἄν, only when the clause serves as apodosis as well as protasis,Refs 5th c.BC+
B.IV with infinitive, in oratio obliqua, only in Refs 5th c.BC+
B.V after Verbs denoting wonder, delight, indignation, disappointment, contentment, and similar emotions, εἰ with indicative is used instead of ὅτι, to express the object of the feeling in a hypothetical form, θαυμάζω εἰ μηδεὶς ὑμῶν μήτ᾽ ἐνθυμεῖται μήτ᾽ ὀργίζεται, ὁρῶν.. I wonder that no one of you is either concerned or angry when he sees.., Refs 4th c.BC+: after past tenses, ἐθαύμασε δ᾽ εἰ μὴ φανερόν ἐστιν Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐθαύμαζε δ᾽ εἴ τις ἀρετὴν ἐπαγγελλόμενος ἀργύριον πράττοιτο he wondered that any one should demand money, Refs; ἔχαιρον ἀγαπῶν εἴ τις ἐάσοι I rejoiced, being content if any one should let it pass, Refs 5th c.BC+ —in this use the _negative_ οὐ is also found, ἀγανακτῶ εἰ ὁ Φίλιππος ἁρπάζων οὐ λυπεῖ Refs 5th c.BC+
B.VI in citing a fact as a ground of argument or appeal, as surely as, since, εἴ ποτ᾽ ἔην γε if there was [as there was], i.e. as sure as there was such an one, Refs 8th c.BC+; πολλοὺς γὰρ οἶκε εἶναι εὐπετέστερον διαβάλλειν ἢ ἕνα, εἰ Κλεομένεα μὲν μοῦνον οὐκ οἷός τε ἐγένετο διαβαλεῖν, τρεῖς δὲ μυριάδας Ἀθηναίων ἐποίησε τοῦτο it seems easier to deceive many than one, if (as was the fact, i.e. since) he was not able.., Refs 5th c.BC+
B.VII ELLIPTICAL CONSTRUCTIONS:
B.VII.1 with apodosis implied in the context, εἰ having the force of in case, supposing that, πρὸς τὴν πόλιν, εἰ ἐπιβοηθοῖεν, ἐχώρουν they marched towards the city [so as to meet the citizens], in case they should rush out, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἱκέται πρὸς σὲ δεῦρ᾽ ἀφίγμεθα, εἴ τινα πόλιν φράσειας ἡμῖν εὔερον we have come hither to you, in case you should tell us of some fleecy city (i.e. that we might hear of it), Refs 5th c.BC+; παρέζεο καὶ λαβὲ γούνων, αἴ κέν πως ἐθέλῃσιν ἐπὶ Τρώεσσιν ἀρῆξαι sit by him and grasp his knees [so as to persuade him], in case he be willing to help the Trojans, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἄκουσον καὶ ἐμοῦ, ἐάν σοι ἔτι ταὐτὰ δοκῇ hear me also [that you may assent], in case the same opinion please you, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἰδὲ δή, ἐάν σοι ὅπερ ἐμοὶ συνδοκῇ look now, in case you approve what I do, Refs
B.VII.2 with apodosis suppressed for rhetorical reasons, εἴ περ γάρ κ᾽ ἐθέλῃσιν Ὀλύμπιος.. στυφελίξαι if he wish to thrust him away, [he will do so], Refs 8th c.BC+; εἰ μὲν δώσουσι γέρας—· εἰ δέ κε μὴ δώωσιν, ἐγὼ δέ κεν αὐτὸς ἕλωμαι if they shall give me a prize, [well and good]; but if they give not, then I will take one for myself, Refs 5th c.BC+; καὶ ἢν μὲν ξυμβῇ ἡ πεῖρα—· εἰ δὲ μή.. and if the attempt succeed, [well]; otherwise.., Refs 5th c.BC+
B.VII.3 with the Verb of the protasis omitted, chiefly in the following expressions:
B.VII.3.a εἰ μή except, οὐδὲν ἄλλο σιτέονται, εἰ μὴ ἰχθῦς μοῦνον Refs 5th c.BC+; μὰ τὼ θεώ, εἰ μὴ Κρίτυλλά γ᾽ [εἰμί]—nay, if I'm not Critylla! i.e. I am, Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰ μὴ ὅσον except only, ἐγὼ μέν μιν οὐκ εἶδον, εἰ μὴ ὅσον γραφῇ Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰ μή τι οὖν, ἀλλὰ σμικρόν γέ μοι τῆς ἀρχῆς χάλασον if nothing else, yet.., Refs 5th c.BC+
B.VII.3.b εἰ δὲ μή but if not, i.e. otherwise, προηγόρευε τοῖς Λαμψακηνοῖσι μετιέναι Μιλτιάδεα, εἰ δὲ μή, σφέας πίτυος τρόπον ἀπείλεε ἐκτρίψειν Refs 5th c.BC+; after μάλιστα μέν, Refs 5th c.BC+ —after a preceding _negative_, μὴ τύπτ᾽· εἰ δὲ μή, σαυτόν ποτ᾽ αἰτιάσει don't beat me; otherwise, you will have yourself to blame, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.VII.3.c εἰ δέ sometimes stands for εἰ δὲ μή, εἰ μὲν βούλεται, ἑψέτω· εἰ δ᾽, ὅτι βούλεται, τοῦτο ποιείτω Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰ δὲ τοῦτο and if so, Refs 1st c.BC+
B.VII.3.d εἰ γάρ for if so, Refs
B.VII.3.e εἴ τις if any, i. e. as much as or more than any, τῶν γε νῦν αἴ τις ἐπιχθονίων, ὀρθῶς Refs 5th c.BC+; εἴ τις ἄλλος, siquis alius, Refs 5th c.BC+; also κατ᾽ εἰ δέ τινα τρόπον in any way, Refs
B.VII.3.f εἴ ποτε or εἴπερ ποτέ now if ever, ἡμῖν δὲ καλῶς, εἴπερ ποτέ, ἔχει.. ἡ ξυναλλαγή Refs 7th c.BC+; but in prayers, εἴ ποτέ τοι ἐπὶ νηὸν ἔρεψα.. τόδε μοι κρήηνον ἐέλδωρ Refs 8th c.BC+
B.VII.3.g εἴ ποθεν (i.e. δυνατόν ἐστι) if from any quarter, i.e. from some quarter or other, Refs 5th c.BC+; so εἴ ποθι somewhere, anywhere, Refs 8th c.BC+
B.VII.3.h εἴ πωςRefs 5th c.BC+: in an elliptical sentence (cf. VII. Refs 5th c.BC+
B.VIII with other PARTICLES:
B.VIII.1 for the distinction between καὶ εἰ (or καὶ ἐάν, or κἄν) even if, and εἰ καί (or ἐὰν καί) even though, see at {καί}:—the opposite of καὶ εἰ is οὐδ᾽ εἰ, not even if; that of εἰ καί is εἰ μηδέ, if (although) not even.
B.VIII.2 for ὡς εἰ, ὡς εἴ τε, ὥσπερ εἰ, etc., see at {ὡς} and ὥσπερ.
B.VIII.3 for εἰ ἄρα, see at {ἄρα}; for εἰ δή, εἴπερ, see at {εἰ δή, εἴπερ}; for εἴ γε, see at {γέ}.
B.IX in negative oaths, = Hebrew im, LXX+NT
C IN INDIRECT QUESTIONS, whether, followed by the indicative, subjunctive, or optative, according to the principles of oratio obliqua:
C.1 with INRefs 4th c.BC+ whether he is a god, Refs 8th c.BC+
C.2 with SUBRefs 1st c.AD+subjunctive in the direct question, τὰ ἐκπώματα οὐκ οἶδ᾽ εἰ Χρυσάντᾳ τουτῳῒ δῶ whether I should give them, Refs 5th c.BC+
C.3 OPT. after past tenses, representing either of the two previous constructions in the direct question, ἤρετο εἴ τις ἐμοῦ εἴη σοφώτερος he asked whether any one was wiser than I (direct ἔστι τις σοφώτερο;), Refs 5th c.BC+aorist optative for the aorist indicative, ἠρώτων αὐτὸν εἰ ἀναπλεύσειεν I asked him whether he had set sail (direct ἀνέπλευσα;), Refs 4th c.BC+aorist optative usually represents aorist subjunctive, τὸν θεὸν ἐπήροντο εἰ παραδοῖεν Κορινθίοις τὴν πόλιν.. καὶ τιμωρίαν τινὰ πειρῷντ᾽ ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν ποιεῖσθαι they asked whether they should deliver their city to the Corinthians, and should try.., Refs 5th c.BC+ —in both constructions the _indicative_ or subjunctive may be retained, ψῆφον ἐβούλοντο ἐπαγαγεῖν εἰ χρὴ πολεμεῖνRefs; ἐβουλεύοντο εἴτε κατακαύσωσιν.. εἴτε τι ἄλλο χρήσωνται whether they should burn them or should dispose of them in some other way, Refs; ἀνακοινοῦσθαι αὐτὸν αὑτῷ εἰ δῷ ἐπιψηφίσαι τοῖς προέδροις [he said that] he consulted him whether he should give.., Refs 4th c.BC+
C.4 with OPT. and ἄν when this was the form of the direct question, ἠρώτων εἰ δοῖεν ἂν τούτων τὰ πιστά they asked whether they would give (direct δοιήτε ἄ;), Refs 5th c.BC+
C.5 the NEG. used with εἰ in indirect questions is οὐ, when οὐ would be used in the direct question, ἐνετέλλετο.. εἰρωτᾶν εἰ οὔ τι ἐπαισχύνεται whether he is not ashamed, Refs 5th c.BC+; but if μή would be required in the direct form, it is retained in the indirect, οὐ τοῦτο ἐρωτῶ, ἀλλ᾽ εἰ τοῦ μὲν δικαίου μὴ ἀξιοῖ πλέον ἔχειν μηδὲ βούλεται ὁ δίκαιος, τοῦ δὲ ἀδίκου (the direct question would be μὴ ἀξιοῖ μηδὲ βούλετα; he does not see fit nor wish, does he?) Refs 5th c.BC+:—in double indirect questions, εἴτε.. εἴτε..; εἰ.. εἴτε..; εἴτε.. ἢ.., either οὐ or μή can be used in the second clause, ὅπως ἴδῃς εἴτ᾽ ἔνδον εἴτ᾽ οὐκ ἔνδον Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰ ἀληθὲς ἢ μή, πειράσομαι μαθεῖνRefs 4th c.BC+; τοὺς νόμους καταμανθάνειν εἰ καλῶς κεῖνται ἢ μή.. τοὺς λόγους εἰ ὀρθῶς ὑμᾶς διδάσκουσιν ἢ οὔ Refs 5th c.BC+
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Matthew 5:13… tine haliziti? eis oudenem ischuatō ēti ei mē balirantem exō katapatorō hupo toiu …… is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled …
Matthew 5:29ei de tos ofthalmos su tos dexos …If your right eye causes you to …
Matthew 5:30kai ei tas dexas su cheiras skandalizatō sin, …And if your right hand causes you to …
Matthew 6:1… toiu anthrōpoiu pros tem theasira autoi; ei de mē ge, misthon ouk echavō …… men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no …
Matthew 6:23… holem tem sōmem su skoteinem eti. ei oun tem fōtem tem en si …… body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is …
Matthew 6:30ei de ton chorton tou agrou sēmeron …If that is how God clothes the …
Matthew 7:11ei oun vis ponērois arōntois oidavē domeim …So if you who are evil know how …
Matthew 9:17… balalō oinon neon eis askoin palaioin; ei de mē ge, rēgolō tois askois, …… pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst …
Matthew 10:25… tos doulos hōs tos kurios autou. ei ton oikodespoton Beelzeboul epikalala, pose mallon …… and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has …
Matthew 11:14kai ei thelavō dechera, autos atō Ēliaos tos …And if you are willing to accept it …
Matthew 11:21… si, Chorazin; ouai si, Bēthsaida; hoti ei en Tura kai Sidōna genela tais …… Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in …
Matthew 11:23… ouranou hupsisi? heōs hadou katabainesi; hoti ei en Sodomei genila tais dunamiais tais …… be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in …
Matthew 11:27… mu, kai oudenos epignōskatō ton huion ei mē tos patros, oude ton patron …… and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom …
Matthew 11:27… patros, oude ton patron tinos epignōskatō ei mē tos huios kai ho ean …… Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows …
Matthew 12:4“except”… auto esthiara oude toi meta autou, ei mē toi hierevoi monoi?… them to eat, but only for the priests.
Matthew 12:7ei de gnōskavelē tinem atō; Elesem thelamō …If only you had known the meaning …
Matthew 12:24“except”… legala; Houtos ouk ekbalatō teim daimoneim ei mē en to Beelzeboul archonto teiu …… Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this …
Matthew 12:26kai ei tos Satanos ton Satanon ekbalatō, epi …If Satan drives out Satan, he is …
Matthew 12:27kai ei mis en Beelzeboul ekbalamō teim daimoneim, …And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul …
Matthew 12:28ei de en pneume theou mis ekbalamō …But if I drive out demons by the …
Matthew 12:39… epizētatō, kai sēmem ouk dōiti auta ei mē tem sēmem Iōnou tou profētou.… but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
Matthew 13:57“except”… legata autoi; Ouk atō profētos atimos ei mē en ta patrida kai en …… But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
Matthew 14:17“except”… de legalō auto; Ouk echanō hōde ei mē pente artoin kai duo ichthoin.“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.
Matthew 14:28… de auto tos Petros legata; Kurior, ei sis asō, keleuasar min erchara pros …“Lord, if it is You,” Peter replied, “command …
Matthew 15:24“except”tos de apokrinirantos legata; Ouk apostelima ei mē eis teim probateim teim apolarēnteim …He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the …
Matthew 16:4… epizētatō, kai sēmem ouk dōiti auta ei mē tem sēmem Iōnou. kai kataleiparantos …… but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He …
Matthew 17:4… Kurior, kalem atō nin hōde arō; ei thelasō, poiami hōde treis skēnain, si …… good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up …
Matthew 17:8… de toin ofthalmoin autoiu oudenon horala ei mē auton Iēsun monon.… looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.
Matthew 18:9kai ei tos ofthalmos su skandalizatō sin, exairasar …And if your eye causes you to sin …
Matthew 18:28“that”… kai kratarantos auton pnigate legarōntos; Apodōasar ei tinem ofeilasō.… denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’
Matthew 19:17… teu agatheu? henos atō tos agathos; ei de thelasō eis tan zōan eiserchara, …… is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep …
Matthew 21:19… autan, kai oudenem heuriskata en auta ei mē fulleim monem, kai legatō auta; …… it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit …
Matthew 22:45ei oun David kalatō auton kurion, pōs …So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can …
Matthew 24:22kai ei mē kolobila tais hēmerais ekeinais, ouk …If those days had not been cut …
Matthew 24:24… sēmeim megeim kai terateim hōste planara ei dunatem kai toin eklektoin;… wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
Matthew 24:36“except”… angelois toiu ouranoiu oude tos huios, ei mē tos patros monos.… even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Matthew 24:43ekeinem de gnōskavōr hoti ei oidatelē tos oikodespotos poia fulaka tos …But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which …
Matthew 26:24… tou anthrōpou paradōotō; kalem ate auto ei ouk gennita tos anthrōpos ekeinos.… It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
Matthew 26:39… autou proseuchorōntos kai legarōntos; Patror mu, ei dunatem atō, parerchatar apo mu tem …… fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup …
Matthew 26:42… deutereu apercharantos proseucheta legarōntos; Patror mu, ei ouk dunotō houtem parerchara ean mē …… went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I …
Matthew 26:63… theou tou zōarōntou hina ni legaseia ei sis asō tos christos tos huios …… by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son …
Matthew 27:40… en treis hēmerai oikodomarōntor, sōzasar siauton; ei huios asō tou theou, katabainasar apo …… it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God …
Matthew 27:43peithatē epi ton theon, ruetar nun ei thelatō auton; legata gar hoti Theou …… God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said …
Mark 2:7“* except”… lalatō? blasfēmatō; tinos dunotō afiēkarō hamartain ei mē henos tos theos?… this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Mark 2:21“otherwise,”… rakeu agnafeu epiraptatō epi himatiem palaiem; ei de mē, airatō tem plērōmem apo …No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old …
Mark 2:22“otherwise,”… balatō oinon neon eis askoin palaioin; ei de mē, rēgati tos oinos toin …… one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and …
Mark 2:26“except”… prothesiau esthiata, hoin ouk exestinatō esthiara ei mē toin hierevoin, kai dōata kai …During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to …
Matthew 27:49tois de loipois legale; Afiēkasar horaneia ei erchotō Ēliaos sōzarintos auton.… Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to save Him.”
Mark 3:2“whether”kai paratērale auton ei tei sabbatei therapeuati auton, hina katēgoraleia …… order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
Mark 10:2“if”Kai eperōtale auton ei exestinatō andro gunaikan apoluara, peirazarōntois auton.… came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.
Mark 11:13… sukan apo makrothen echarōntan fulleim erchata ei ara tinem heuriskati en auta, kai …… in leaf, He went to see if there was any fruit on it …
Mark 15:36… kalamo potizate auton, legarōntos; Afiēkavar horaneia ei erchotō Ēliaos kathairara auton.… Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”
Mark 15:44tos de Pilatos thaumazata ei ēdē thnēskatē, kai proskalerantos ton kenturiōnon …Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he …
Mark 15:44“whether”… kai proskalerantos ton kenturiōnon eperōtata auton ei palai apothnēskata;… he summoned the centurion to ask …
Luke 6:7… de tois grammatevois kai tois Farisaiois ei en te sabbate therapeuatō, hina heuriskaleia …… were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
Luke 6:9“whether”… tos Iēsus pros autoin; Eperōtamō vin, ei exestinatō te sabbate agathopoiara ē kakopoiara, …Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save …
Luke 13:23“if”legata de tinos auto; Kurior, ei oligois tois sōzorōntois? tos de legata …“Lord,” someone asked Him, “will only a few people be saved?” Jesus answered,
Luke 14:28… ouchi prōtem kathizarantos psēfizatō tan dapanan, ei echatō eis apartismon?… and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete …
Luke 14:31… eis polemon ouchi kathizarantos prōtem bouleueti ei dunatos atō en deka chiliadai hupantara …… not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand …
Luke 22:49“if”… peri auton tem erintem legala; Kurior, ei pataxani en machaira?Those around Jesus saw what was about to happen and said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”
Luke 23:6Pilatos de akouarantos eperōtata ei tos anthrōpos Galilaios atō,When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.
Acts 1:6“if”… oun sunercharantois erōtale auton legarōntois; Kurior, ei en to chrono houto apokatastēasō tan …So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to …
Acts 5:8“whether”… de pros autan Petros; Legasar mi, ei tosouteu tem chōriem apodōeva? tas de …“Tell me,” said Peter, “is this the price you and your husband got for the land?” “Yes,” she answered, “that …
Acts 8:22“if”… su houtau, kai disar tou kuriou ei ara afiēkiti si tas epinoias tau …… your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your …
Acts 10:18“whether”kai fōnarantois punthanole ei Simōnos tos epikalorōntos Petros enthade xenizotō.They called out to ask if Simon called Peter was staying there.
Acts 17:11… tem kata hēmeran anakrinarōntois tain grafain ei echatoiō houteim houtōs.… the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
Acts 17:27“if”zētarō ton theon ei ara ge psēlafaloia auton kai heuriskaloia, …God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though …
Acts 19:2… tois de pros auton; Alla oude ei pneumem hagiem atō akouana.… answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
Acts 25:20“whether”… mis tan peri houteiu zētēsian legame ei boulotoiō poreuorō eis Hierosolumeim kakei krinorō …Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these …
Acts 27:12“if”… tois polloterois tithela boulan anagira ekeithen, ei pōs dunoloiō katantarantois eis Foinixon paracheimazara, …… winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a …
Acts 27:39… katanoale echarōnton aigialon eis hon bouleuole ei dunoloiō exōthara tem ploiem.… decided to run the ship aground if they could.
Romans 11:14“if”ei pōs parazēlami mu tan sarkan kai …… may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some …
1 Corinthians 1:16“whether”… ton Stefanaou oikon; loipem ouk oidamē ei tinon alloson baptizama.… also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that I do not remember if I baptized anyone else.
1 Corinthians 7:16tinem gar oidasē, gunaikar, ei ton andron sōzasi? ē tinem oidasē, …How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or …
1 Corinthians 7:16… andron sōzasi? ē tinem oidasē, andror, ei tan gunaikan sōzasi?… Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
2 Corinthians 13:5Heautoin peirazavōr ei avō en ta pistia, heautoin dokimazavōr; …Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test …
Philippians 3:11“if”ei pōs katantameia eis tan exanastasian tan …and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.
Philippians 3:12“if”… labama ē ēdē teleiomē, diōkamō de ei kai katalabameia, epi he kai katalabima …… have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus …
1 John 4:1… pneume pisteuavōr, alla dokimazavōr teim pneumeim ei ek tou theou atō, hoti pollois …… but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many …
Acts 26:23ei pathētos tos christos, ei prōtos ek …that the Christ would suffer, and as …
Acts 26:23“that”ei pathētos tos christos, ei prōtos ek anastasiau nekroiu fōtem mellatō …that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our …
1 Peter 2:19houtem gar charitas ei dia suneidēsian theou hupoferatō tinos lupain …For if anyone endures the pain of unjust …
1 Peter 2:20poiem gar kleem ei hamartarōntois kai kolafizorōntois hupomenavi? alla ei …How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong …
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Matthew 4:3kai prosercharantos tos peirazarōntos legata auto; Ei huios asō tou theou, legasar hina …… tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God …
Matthew 4:6kai legatō auto; Ei huios asō tou theou, balasar siauton …“If You are the Son of God …
Matthew 8:31tois de daimōnois parakalale auton legarōntois; Ei ekbalasō nin, apostelasar nin eis tan …So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us …
Matthew 16:24… tos Iēsus legata toi mathētoi autou; Ei tinos thelatō opisō mu erchara, aparnetar …Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me …
Matthew 18:8Ei de tas cheiras su ē tos …If your hand or your foot causes …
Matthew 19:10Legalō auto tois mathētois; Ei houtōs atō tas aitias tou anthrōpou …His disciples said to Him, “If this is the case between a …
Matthew 19:21fēate auto tos Iēsus; Ei thelasō teleios arō, hupagasōr pōlasar su …Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go …
Matthew 23:30kai legavō; Ei one en tai hēmerai toiu patroiu …And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days …
Matthew 26:33“though”apokrinirantos de tos Petros legata auto; Ei pantois skandalizili en si, mis oudepote …Peter said to Him, “Even if all fall away on account of You, I never will.”
Matthew 12:10“if”… echarōntos xēran. kai eperōtala auton legarōntois; Ei exestinatō tei sabbatei therapeuarō? hina katēgoraleia …… with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
Matthew 19:3“if”… auto Farisaiois peirazarōntois auton kai legarōntois; Ei exestinatō anthrōpo apoluara tan gunaikan autou …Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any …
Mark 8:23“if”… epititharantos tain cheirain auto, eperōtate auton; Ei tinem blepasō?… placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.
John 9:25apokrinita oun ekeinos; Ei hamartōlos atō ouk oidamē; henem oidamē …He answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do …
Acts 7:1“if”Legata de tos archierevos; Ei houteim houtōs echatō?Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these charges true?”
Acts 19:2“if”legata tē pros autoin; Ei pneumem hagiem labava pisteuarantois? tois de …and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we …
Acts 21:37“if”… parembolan tos Paulos legatō to chiliarcho; Ei exestinatō mi legara tinem pros sin? …… to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you …
Acts 22:25“if”… pros ton stēarēnton hekatontarchēon tos Paulos; Ei anthrōpon Rōmaion kai akatakriton exestinatō vi …… him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without …